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The Glastonbury High School

Paladin

Volume 3; Issue 2
November 30, 1994

GHS Crushes East Hartford

Thanksgiving Day game ends in a 15-6 victory

By Josh Pruce

The seventh an-
nual Thanksgiving
Day football match be-
tween rivals
Glusionbury High
School and East Han-
ford High at EHHS
turned out 10 he a sweet
ime for the T
hawks. The 1
hawks bad pre

"payback" for last
year's 42-8 loss, and
came through with a
spectacular 15 to 6 win.

The team was
led by great plays from
Senior Co-captains
Jake Fay and Dan Parseliti, Junior
Mark Olschefskie, and Senior Josh
Lord on this cold and blustery
Thanksgiving Day. The offense
played a great game by gaining
over 1 80 yards, while the offen-
sive line shut down the East Hart-
ford pass rush beautifully. The
defense also played, a great game
by holding the Hornets to only six
points and by sacking the quarter-
back twice.

"The Thanksgiving Day
game means many different things
to differeni people, but our first
priority for us was winning, and
we did just that," commented
Parseliti,

Glastonbury lost the coin
toss and East Hartford opted to
kick-off to the Tomahawks. This
proved to be a wise move for the
Hornets, since Glastonbury could
not get anything started early and
had to punt the ball. East Hartford

started on the Tomahawks 43 yard
line and slowly worked their way
up field, led by Senior Running-
back Shawn Jones. On the tenth
play of the drive, Jones ran for a
touchdown from 2 yards out to
give the Hornets a quick 6-0 lead.
They tried for a two-point conver-
sion, but were stopped by the hus-
tling Glastonbury defense.

The Hornets kicked off to
the Tomahawks and it looked like
GHS was on the right track when
Fay completed a pass to
Olschefskie. Unfortunately, GHS
got a 15 yard interference penalty
which stopped the Tomahawks
brief momentum.

The defense got this mo-
mentum back for the Tomahawks
just two plays later when they
caused the Jones to fumble the
ball and the Tomahawks recov-
ered. When the Tomahawks of-
fense came back on the field they

were lead by great running by
Lord and Olschefskie, This
brought the Tomahawks inside
the 20 yard line of the Hornets and
to the end of the first quarter.

The first play in the second
quarter changed the complexion
of the game. Quarterback Jake
Fay ran five yards, went out of
bounds, and was hit late by a
Hornets player. The late hit

brought a penalty on the Hornets
and it moved the ball to the four
yard line. While the referee was
making the call, the Hornets coach
picked up a penalty for
unsportsman-like conduct which
brought the ball to the two yard
line. Two plays later, Fay ran in
from a yard out for a touchdown
to make the score 6-6. Sopho-
more Rob Frechette kicked the

extra point to make the
score 7-6.

The teams both
had (he bal I a few more
times before the half
ended, but nothing
came from these
drives. The score at
halltime was 7-6 and
it looked like the
was going to be dose

through.

The third quar-
ter started off the way
the second ended with
longdrivesamounting
to not h i ng. About mid-
way through the third,
the Hornets mounted
a drive deep into Tomahawk ter-
ritory , This slowly ate time off the
clock and ran over into the fourth
quarter. The Tomahawks man-
aged to stop a double-reverse on
the fourth down and gained con-
trol of the ball on their own 15
yard line with 10 minutes to go.
The Tomahawks knew that
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Inside:

Point/Counterpoint Page 3

News Briefs Page 4

Roving Reporter. Page 5

The final cut Page 12

Madame Bovary Page 18

Horoscopes Page 19

Who's Who Page 19

Crossword -Page 20

Hamlet a Smashing Success

The cast of Hamlet poses for a shot. Story on page 1 7

Page 2

Editorials/Commentaries

The Paladin

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:

I would like to respond to
the "Tinnel Unplugged" editorial
in the October, 1994 issue of the
GHS Paladin .

The writer of the editorial
felt that the early cut-off of
Tinnel's cafeteria serenade to his
girlfriend by a staff member was
uncalled for and denied his free-
dom of speech. True, Tinnel was
not bothering anyone or disrupt-
ing classes with his song, and I
feel that it was out of place for the
staff member to yank the cord
mid-chorus. However, the writer
failed to mention the fact that
Tinnel had asked this particular
staff member for permission to
sing and was denied. Why he was
told no, I don't understand and
don't exactly agree with, but he
was told not to sing.

Not to be kept quiet, Tinnel
went to another staff member, was

granted permission, and began to
sing. Thinking that Tinnel had
disregarded her reply, which he
did, the original staff member
pulled the plug.

I also see Tinnel's actions
as a call for attention. He has
started food fights, frequently yells
in the cafeteria, and asks pointless
questions in class. 1 believe that
he wanted the attention of the
entire school and the admiration
of his friends so he bypassed or-
ders and did what he wanted any-
way. Once again, he is getting
more attention through this letter,
but 1 feel that this should be ad-
dressed. Tinnel has no reason to
be upset at the staff member for
what she did.

Sincerely,

Kevin Johnson
Class of V5

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Of Mice
and Teachers

O"- Friday, November
4th, about twenty mice were
released during a lecture in
Current Issues. Many are
distraught and upset at this
incident.

And, as ^

is usu-
ally the
case
when
people
get up-
set, they
begin to
distort
the truth
and slan-
der those
students
w h
were
simply trying to have some
fun with small woodland
creatures. The calumny is
being spread like wild fire
around teachers and stu-
dents. Whether or not such
spin-doctor techniques are
actually going to catch the
guilty party is not the issue.
What's important is realiz-
ing that the bold students
who released the mice are
not in fact guilty of a crime.
Many have totally
missed the upside to having
small, furry creatures run-
ning rampant in the class-
rooms. As every senior
knows, C.I. class is perhaps
the most difficult place to
stay awake. At 7:30 a.m.,

By Ross Feldmann

most have not even been up
for more than an hour. As
soon as one sits down in the
comfortable, cushioned
seats, he or she will not be at

all stimulated by a lecture,
except if it involves giving
mouth-to-mouth to Santa
Claus (inside joke).

What seniors need in
C.I. are distractions and
stimuli that will keep them
awake. After a mouse tries
to scamper up a sleeping
senior's leg, it is very likely
that that person will remain
conscious for the rest of the
lecture, even with the jokes
about strawberries with fa-
thers that are in a jam (out-
side joke).

If teachers really want
attention and consciousness
among their students, they
should listen to reason. In-
stead of firing guns off and

pouring Italian foods all over
the overhead projector (no
joke implied), they should
focus in on more socially
acceptable means. If mice
and other
^ small ani-
mals were
to be re-
leased on a
variable in-
terval, stu-
dents
would not
only wake
up when
they start to
feel their
ankles be-
i n g
nibbled,
but they'd
also stay awake in
anticipation of the event.

The Board of Educa-
tion should seriously con-
sider this as a means of pre-
venting sleep from occur-
ring in the classroom. This
could be just the solution
they have been looking for.
However, since many con-
sider this proposal to be too
absurd, perhaps there is no
solution.

School Spirit a
Flop

By Kevin Graff
In the last issue of the sion has its own separate rea-

Paladin. the Roving Re-
porter asked students how
they would increase school
spirit here at Glastonbury
High School. Personally, I
am embarrassed by the in-
credible lack of school spirit
expressed by the Class of
1995 during our more-than-
three years together.

It is embarrassing that
our class sold far fewer
magazines than previous
senior classes. It is also
embarrassing that nearly
every morning in Current
Issues, sports teams have to
literally beg for fans.

To find ways to in-
crease school spirit, the rea-
sons as to why students have
been apathetic has to be ex-
amined. In my opinion, the
heart of the problem is
school regulations and ad-
ministrative decisions
which have consistently lim-
ited the ability of students to
express themselves and just
have fun.

There are countless
examples, including Princi-
pal Alan Bookman's at-
tempt to ban senior captions
from the yearbook and the
elimination of the bonfire
as our school's perennial pep
rally.

Certainly, each deci-

sons for being made, but the
fact remains that students
have been left disillusioned
and frustrated. An active
member of the Student
Council summed up the
problem well. She said,
"Who would want to be in-
volved, when we're always
getting shot down by Dr.
Bookman?"

So how can this prob-
lem be solved? I feel that
any efforts to get the stub-
born administration to re-
verse their decisions or
change their mindset would
be wasted. What students
can do, though, is try to im-
prove the situation that we
have — that is, make the most
of what we've got.

For starters, a task force
on school spirit should be
formed. It could be a sub-
committee of student coun-
cil, or another extracurricu-
lar activity altogether. Stu-
dents, teachers, administra-
tors, athletes and other stu-
dents could meet and dis-
cuss methods for improving
school spirit at Glastonbury
High School. No one person
has all the answers to this
problem, and that is why
everyone needs to work to-
gether.

The opinions expressed in these editorials are not nec-
essarily those of the Paladin Staff. If you feel that
there is something you would like to see addressed in
the Paladin, letters to the editor can be dropped off in
, the Main Office >

November 30, 1994

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Page 3

Point/Counterpoint

This month's topic:
Defense Spending

Reaganomics Rears its
Ugly Head

By Sandhya Srinivasan

Cut taxes, reduce the deficit, cause the world is an unstable and

dangerous place, and the U.S. has
turned into the world's police-
man. Aren ' t these the same people
who complain that Clinton gets
too involved with foreign affairs,
for example: Soma-

otv . ■ , - lia, Haiti, Yugoslavia,

80s-bighair,pop Iraq> Russia; etc?

music, and big My so i ut i on j s

and increase defense spending.
Sound familiar? It should. This is
the simplified version of what the
Republicans promised the Ameri-
can people they would do if they
received control of the
Congress; now they
have. It comes in the
form of a contract, but

it sounds an awful lot money. But, the 80's this: decrease defense
like Reaganomics and were also a time of spending while al

great inflation, not

to mention a period
where the big
and big money." But, corperate executives (airforce, navy, etc.)
the 80's were also a triumphed finan- Meanwhile, shift all
time of great inflation, daily at the expense of the world respon-
not to mention a period f the little guy
where the big coTpo-

the 80's.

I know what you
are thinking: "80's —
big hair, pop music,

lowing enough
money to keep state-
of-the-art technology
and a working army

rate executives tri-
umphed financially at the expense
of the little guy (who would be
just about everyone else in the
country).

The 80's were also a time of
major anxiety in the military sense,
which is where I would like to
focus. In the midst of the Cold
War, the United States shelled out
the big bucks for all types of equip-
ment and personnel. Now that we
are out of the Cold War, the Re-
publicans in Congress want to in-
crease defense spending even
more: something does not add up.

The opposition will say we
need to spend more money be-

sibilities over to a re-
formed United Na-
tions. The UN needs
to build up a superior military
force so that the U.S. can use its
resources to focus on domestic
affairs, while the UN (represented
by every country) handles the
world's problems.

By increasing defense
spending, we are only taking away
from the American people. We
are also sending a message to the
rest of the world: We are ready
and willing to obey your every
wish and desire. I propose that we
focus on much more important
issues like crime, health care, and
education, and put our money to-
ward those issues.

The Right Point of View

By Kevin Miller

.Priorities; that's how we de-
cide where to spend money. Pres-
ently, there is much debate over
whether we should increase de-
fense spending. Before we dis-
cuss what America should do,
let's make an example using a
hypothetical country, Nation X.
Let's say Nation

We may be mili-
tarily engaged in 3
or 4 places around

the world, possi-
bly even in a war,
in the near future.

This is a tremen-
dous burden on
conventional

forces and this is

why we need to
stop cutting troops

X has been in-
volved in several
embargoes, four
heated conflicts,
three situations
requiring the
threat of force
which may be-
come military
confrontations,
and a major war
all within the last
6 years. Should
defense spending
be a major prior-
ity for Nation X?
Should they in-
crease defense spending, at least,
somewhat?

Well, Nation X isn't a hypo-
thetical country, it is actually the
United States. Over the last six
years, the U.S. has enforced em-
bargoes on Cuba, Iraq, Iran, and
Haiti. We have had military op-
erations in Panama, Somalia,
Bosnia, and Haiti. Current con-
flicts with Iran, Iraq, and North
Korea still require the threat of
force and have the possibility of
flaring up. And, let us not forget
that we fought the Gulf War just forces.

three years ago.

It is feasible that we may be
militarily engaged in 3 or 4 places
around the world, possibly even
in a war, in the near future. At the
same time, we will be trying to
maintain embargoes. This is a
tremendous strain on conven-
tional forces and

this is why we

need to stop cut-
ting troops, clos-
ing bases around
the world, and
cutting spending
for tanks, planes,
weapons, etc...
Rather, we need
to increase spend-
ing in these areas.
I realize that
we have plenty of
nuclear war-
heads, but spend-
ing for conven-
tional forces must
increase. In a world full of un-
stable governments and unclear
battles over territory, we must be
strong. Living with the threat of
nuclear proliferation, we must
reinforce our military. With sev-
eral countries, such as China,
Germany, and Japan, increasing
in technology and expanding Vheii
economies, we must continue to
be militarily superior. This means
that we must continue to expand
our military research and devel-
opment as well as bulk up present

News

.v The Paladin

Up With People Gives a

" High Energy Musical

Performance "

Ever have the chance to
travel around the world, learn
about different cultures, and per-
form with 150 people from 22
countries? Nali Carmona and
John Comfort do. Nali is from
Mexico and John is from the
US. They will be traveling to 80
or 90 cities before July 25, 1 995
and Ihey have been on the road
since July 24, 1994. They are
with a group called Up With
People, which is an international
non-profit group founded in
l%5 for performing arts and
community service.

"It is a high energy musical
performance," Nali explains. "It
is an international blend of music,
live vocals, costumes, dancing,
lights and songs from different
countries." The shows have mes-
sages. They inform on such topics
as education, aids, refugees, and
drugs.

"We get a lot out of this,"
John explains, "a year of friend-
ship, travel, and learning about

By Rose Forrest

ourselves." John didn't know what
he was in for when he became part

of the group. "I didn't realize how
great an option it was for me.
They went to my school and gave
information. I thought I wasn't
going to make it...Pm here."

Nali performs with Up With
People to learn about other coun-
tries. She comments, "It is every-
thing I want to do in a small pack-
age." Both have learned young
people can make a difference.

There are no auditions for
Up With People. Instead, there
are interviews. The qualities
looked for are character, values,
aptitude for leadership, motiva-
tion to service, communication
skills, and the maturity to adapt
to the variety of environments.
AH members must be between
17 and 26 and they must have a
high school diploma. Up With
People holds interviews after
every show.

Nali reports thegroup will
perform "to schools, service
clubs, whoever will listen." Up
With People has also performed
at local community theaters, su-
per bowls, and for popes, presi-
dents, kings and Queens.

On Friday, November 25,
Up With People will be at
McDonalds on Main St.
Glastonbury throughout the day,
from 10 to 7, answering questions
and informing people about their
group.

The many cans collected in this year's food drive will be given
to hungary people in the Hartford area.

GHS Beats East Hartford
in Food Drive

By Missy

On the week of November
14, Glastonbury High School held
its annual food drive. Like usual,
GHS competed with its rival, East
Hartford High School. To get stu-
dents into the mood for competi-
tion, spirit week was held so stu-
dents could have fun while bring-
ing their non-perishable food

Merwin

items.

Tuesday, November 15 was
"College Day," with many stu-
dents showing spirit by wearing
sweatshirts, t-shirts, jackets, and
hats that displayed the names and
logos of their favorite colleges.

On Wednesday, November

16, it was "Hat Day." An unusual
Continued on Page S3

News in Brief

East Hartford High
School Exchange

On Friday, November IS,
approximately forty of the most
active Glastonbury High School
student council members and the
football, cheerleading, and color
guard captains visited East Hart-
ford High School in the annual
exchange between the two
schools. Students were welcomed
with refreshments and then broke
off into four groups to discuss a
problem involving moral, ethical,
and political issues. Afterwards,
GHS students went with a partner
to two periods and lunch, where
GHSstudents witnessed the frenzy
of the EHHSfood drive and penny
wars.

GHS Student Council Ad-
visor Peter Wild stated, "I think
this is very impressive. It seems
that East Hartford has more spirit
and activities than GHS. I hope
[the exchange] is a catalyst for
ideas," At 1:20, the GHS students
left East Hartford. Next year, East
Hartford students will visit GHS.
As Wild puts it, the purpose of the
yearly exchange is to "foster good
relations between the schools."
ID Cards Distributed

During the week of Octo-
ber 10, students were issued ID
cards for the first time in the his-
tory of Glastonbury High School
and given a first chance to put
them into use at the Homecoming
Dance. Students are reminded that
the cards will be needed to partici-
pate in school functions and to
check out materials from the li-
brary media center. Due to ac-
tions by the Student Council, area
businesses may offer discounts to

GHS students who shop at their
stores.

National Merit Semi-
Finalists

Each new school year,
countless h igh school j uniors take
the PSAT/NMSQT. In addition to
being a practice for the SATs,
taking the PSAT/NMSQT can also
result in being chosen by the Na-
tional Merit Scholarship Founda-
tion for recognition and a possible
scholarship during senior year.
To be named a semi-finalist, a
student must score at least a 70
(equivalent 700 on SATs) on both
the math and verbal sections. The
semi-finalists who also have high
academic records will also qualify
as finalists and those finalists with
the highest scores will be given
scholarships. Congratulations to
Seniors Nancy Abella, Jim
Bergstrom, and Albert Kim for
their outstanding achievements in
being named as National Merit
Semi-finalists.

Rise in Student Popula-
tion

A notable change for the
1994-95 school year is that the
student population at Glastonbury
High School has increased by over
a hundred students. At the end of
the 1993-94 school year, GHS
had a total of 1290 students. By
September of the current school
year, the student population had
increased to 1412, over fifty more
students than predicted. The larg-
est increase in class size has been
the class of 1998, which has ac-
counted for the majority of the
fifty students. The surge in popu-
lation that affected elementary
schools in the late 1980*s has
clearly been at least partially re-

sponsible for the trend. As Princi-
pal Alan Bookman stated in the
Glastonbury High School News-
letter. GHS expects "continued
growth, in terms of 100 students
each year for at least the next few
years."

Jazz Band Concert

On December 2, at 7:30 pm
in the GHS auditorium, the
Glastonbury High School Jazz
Band, as conducted by William
Eriksen, will open for the New
England Jazz Ensemble featuring
soloist/jazz clarinetist Dick
Johnson. The New England Jazz
Ensemble will play the Duke
Ellington version of the "Nut-
cracker Suite," while the GHS
Jazz Band will play such tunes as
"Bring it on Home," a jazz ver-
sion of Eric Clapton's "Layla,"
and "Over the Rainbow," featur-
ing the saxophone and rhythm
sections. Profits will support band
activities during the year. Tickets
are available at $ 1 for adults and
$5 for Students and can be ordered
in advance by calling 666-6728,
Library needs National
Geographic Magazines

National Geographic maga-
zines are widely used by students
at GHS. The heavy use, however,
has caused some issues to wear
out or get lost. The library media
center is seeking donations of old
issues. If you Lire interested or
want a list of issues mosl needed,
then call 652-723! between 7:30
am and 3:31) pm on any school
day or drop them in the main
office addressed to the library.

Writing Conference
Center

To aid seniors in writing
college essays, the English de-
partment created the "Writing
Conference Center." During Sep-
tember and October, seniors could
drop into the English workroom
to seek assistance from an avail-
able teacher. From November
through the end of the school year,
all ninth graders will be assigned
to the center at least three times to
participate in a writing confer-
ence. The center is now available
to all GHS students in any grade,
for voluntary conferences. As
English teacher Robert Furlong
puts it, "The English Department
is aware of the enormous impact
one on one conferencing can have
on a students' writing and are
confident that the writing center
will serve to enhance and further
develop writing skills."
Ski Sale

On Friday, November 18
and Saturday, November 19, the
annual ski sale was held in the
GHS cafeteria. Both new and used
equipment for alt level of si
were available for purchase. Un-
like previous years, where the ski
sale was sponsored by the GHS
Ski Club, this year's was held
with profits going to the Class of
1995 Graduation Party.

Staff Accomplishment

English teacher Helene
Springer will be working with the
Connecticut Historical Society to
develop classroom materials for a
permanent exhibit on Connecti-
cut history to open at the Old State
House in Hartford in 1995. She
will help create the exhibition
about immigrantsadjustingto one

another as they form a new com-
munity. This project is part of a
grant for "Connecting with Con-
necticut History: A Museum/
School Collaboration."

Graduation and Future
plans

For class of 1 995 members,
it is the student's responsibility to
double-check to make sure that
they have enough credits to meet
requirements for graduation. In
addition, transcripts have already
been printed. Seniors should make
appointments with theirguidance
counselor before December 1 to
review transcripts for correct
courses, grade point average, and
class rank, and to review any four
or two year college, technical
school, military, or job plans.
Important Dates

December 2 - deadline to
drop first semester and all year
courses without penalty; "Disco
Wonderland" dance, sponsored by
Student Council; Jazz Band Con-
cert

December 3 - SAT I and
SAT II

Decemherft - Mid-marking
notices; Fall Sports Awards Night
(snow day - 1 2/8)

December 7 - All-Orches-
tra Winter Concert

December i 2 - Blood Drive,
sponsored by Student Council

December 15 - Choir Win-
ter Concert

December 2 1 -Winter Band
Concert

December 23 - early dis-
missal for Winter Vacation

December 26 - January 2 -
Winter Vacation

January 23 - Taste of
Glastonbury

November 30, 1994

Page 5

Roving Reporter

What does Thanksgiving holiday mean to you?

By TedHine

"Thanksgiving is population control for

turkeys and cranberries"

-Jeremy Gerrard, '96

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"Thanksgiving is a time for thanksgiving"
-Sinus Fuller, '97

"It means nothing to me; I'm a vegetarian and

my family doesn't celebrate it"

-Meghana Shah, '97

"Thanksgiving means being stuck in a car

for three hours with my family. Scary!"

-Erin Grot, '97

"\\ means being VrtYi ^am\\ y and

having vacation from school"

-Micheil Hawtey, "97

"Thanksgiving means time to spend with

family and lots of food"

-Dave Pirrotta, '95

"Thanksgiving means no school

and...TURKEY!!"

Brian Harris, '97

"It means getting lots of
presents from Santa!"
-Jeremy Edmund, '98

"Thanksgiving means being

nice to my cousins"

-Luci Ruff, "97

Page 6

The Paladin

GHS Sports

A First in Five Years,
Glastonbury Beats East

Hartford

Continued From Front Page

a touchdown with a two-point
conversion could put the game
out of reach for the Hornets. On
the second play of the drive,
Parse! iti ran for six yards, but was
tackled by his face mask, which
was called and caused the ball to
be moved 15 extra yards. Lord
and Olschefskie continued to
pound the defensive line of the
Hornets for more rushing yards.
On the fifth play of the drive,
Glastonbury confused the Hor-
nets by having Olschefskie take
the snap and run for a crucial first
down. The drive continued and
once again East Hartford was pe-
nalized for grabbing another face

mask, which moved the ball an
extra 1 5 yards.

The tenth play of the drive
was the play of the game as Fay
found Lord wide open and zipped
a pass to him for a touchdown.
This now brought the score to 13
to 6. On the extra point try, Fay
took the snap and ran for the end
zone but saw he was blocked, so
he flipped the ball to Frechette
who got into the end zone to com-
plete the two-point conversion.
This brought the score to 15-6 and
put the game out of reach for the
East Hartford Hornets.

Parseliti summed up the

game by saying, "It was the first
time in my high school career that
we beat East Hartford in football.
It was gratifying."

The game ended with this
score and the win brought the
Tomahawks to a season ending
record of 6 and 4. This was the
first time since 1 989 that GHS has
won the Thanksgiving day game
and it will be remembered for a
long time to come. The team will
be graduating Jake Fay, Dan
Parseliti, Mike Kiernan, Jon Lord,
Steve Stanchfield, and Tim St.
James.

Thanksgiving Day
Game Photos

Boys Cross Country is
Close to History

By Daniel Carter

Divisionals — Crossing the
first mile mark in 4:56 was enough
to impress even the cross-country
coach from Central Connecticut
State University who was offici-
ating the 1 994 Central Connecti-
cut Conference Western Division
Championships. The Champion-
ships were held at Stanley Quar-
ter Park in New Britain on Thurs-
day, October 20.

Glastonbury's Jeff

McCarthy continued to impress
everyone; phenomenally, two
other runners continued to stay
with him. Those other runners
were Simsbury's Mike Brouillet
and Conard's Jaime Lyko. Shortly
there after, the other runners dis-
appeared and McCarthy took a
commanding lead that he would
not relinquish. McCarthy won the
conference title with a time of
16:04 for the 3.1 mile course,
nearly forty seconds ahead of the
second place finisher.
Glastonbury's team strategy also
seemed to pay off. Sophomores
Ryan Mahoney, Mike Giuliano,
and Senior Gary Vrooman placed
ninth, tenth, and eleventh respec-
tively. Furthermore, junior Keith
York placing twenty -second all
but guaranteed maintaining
Glastonbury's reputation as one
of the best cross-country teams in
the state.

Class Meet — Wiih a quar-
ter mile left in the 1994 Class LL
cross-country championships,
Hartford Public's Sampson
Yohannes had a commanding five
second lead over Xavier-
Middletown's Steven Maheu and
Glastonbury's Jeff McCarthy. All
of a sudden, Yohannes pulled a
muscle and started walking. After
the shock of Sampson dropping
wore off, victory now seemed
possible for these young phenoms;
both began to put on a mad dash
for the finish line. It was extremely
close until the very end, with
Maheu pulling off a narrow four
second victory.

The race for Glastonbury
was not over when McCarthy
crossed the finish line, Mahoney,
Giuliano, Vrooman, senior Kelly
Gilman, senior Sam Alien, and
York were still fighting to give

Glastonbury a team qualification
for the State Open. When the race
was over, and the results were
tabulated, Glastonbury had fin-
ished fourth in the class behind
Xavier- Middle town, Manchester,
and Norwich Free Academy
(NFA), and fifth overall in the
state as Simsbury took first over-
all with an overwhelming victory
in the Class L race. Although NFA
beat Glastonbury by twenty-one
points, Glastonbury's total team
time was faster than theirs.
Glastonbury had accomplished
their goal with their third con-
secutive berth in the State Open,
and, by placing fifth overall in the
state, maintained a berth to com-
pete in the New England Champi-
onships as a team, as only six
teams in the state can qualify to
compete in this meet.

State Open — Never before
had any cross-country team from
Glastonbury High School earned
a berth in the New England Open
as a team, but this year was to be
different. With the best chance
ever to qualify, the Boys X-Coun-
try team went into the State Open
confident. They needed a sixth
place finish to qualify. They knew
they could do it. The team had
what it takes: A superstar runner,
experienced captains, new run-
ners with great determination, but
most of all, a burning desire to
succeed.

The race began well, with
the entire team in the top third of
the pack. State Opens are infa-
mous for being very rough at the
beginning, With the best runners
i n t h e sr ate f i ght ing as hard as 1 h ey
could for an early andvantage over
the rest of the field. This year's
race was no exception to the trad i-
tion. However, something hap-
pened that wasn't supposed to.
While fighting for early position,
sophmore Mike Giuliano lost his
footing and collided with a metal
stake that was holding up a flag
used to mark the course. In the
aftermath of this collision,
Glastonbury now found itself
without their number three run-
ner, a runner that was a necessity
if the team was to qualify for the
Continued on Page 12

November 30, 1994

Sports

Page?

Volleyball Season Ends in Quarterfinal

By Shane I go and Hanching Full

Hard-hiis Good serves. Ex-
traordinary digs. AH of these
highlighted the Girts' Volleyball
19-1 season along with the Class
L Quarterfinal match against the
Cardinals of Greenwich. In the
match, the team played like they
did in the past 41, but with a
different outcome. The opposi-
tion, going on a serving streak in
the fifth and final game to take the
match, eliminated the Tomahawks
from the tournament, and end
Glastonbury's two year winning
streak and hopes of another Class
L championship.

After the match,
Glastonbury team members were
calm in their reaction. Senior Co-

captain Libby Plikaitis com-
mented, "1 wasn't upset because
look at the season we had. When
you take some wins, you have to
take the losses. There was noth-
ing to be upset about. Our team
[over the past two years] was 41-
1. How can you complain about
that? Just to have the team we did
was great."

Despite this loss,
Glastonbury still had a successful
season, winning the CCC West
title again with an untarnished
regular season record of 18-0.
Because of this, they were tied for
first during regular season play
with 1993 and 1994 Class M
champions Darien in the Hartford

Courant Coaches' Poll, an honor
that last years' team never re-
ceived.

Senior Co-captain Leah
Whynacht said, "I am really proud
of the season. In the beginning,
we weren't used to each other, but
as the season went on we started
playing together. Everyone defi-
nitely improved."

Plikaitis added, "We had a
totally different team from last
year. It took a while for us to get
used to each other. But, we were
really lucky that all of our players
were talented, once we got used to
each other we had so much poten-
tial and were a great team."

With the loss, many people

would expect the team to not have
achieved their season goals. The
answer is a resounding "No."
Whynacht mentioned, "Over the
season, we became a team that we
were proud to be. One of my goals
was to win the title again, but the
most important thing is that we
became a team."

This sentiment was echoed
by Plikaitis. "We all had the goal
to go to the state finals and win,
which we didn't reach. But, I ful-
filled my goals. We played well
and I got my jump serve down.
Whether or not we got thosegoals
we set could not take away from
our team because there are more
important things than being the

Girls Volleyball Statistics

winner. Most people play volley-
ball because they love it and want
to have fun. If you achieve that I
think you have reached your
goals."

The Tomahawks will be
graduating Jaclyn Jones, Lauren
Faustman, Lauren Sulcius,
Whynacht, and Plikaitis, along
with Allison Ameele, who, be-
cause of an injury, could not play
this year.

Plikaitis wrapped up the
season by saying, "! want to thank
the team and the coaches who did
awesome this year. I also want to
thank our managers, our fans, es-
pecially Mike Sposito and Gary
Buzzell, and of course, Cranky
Bob."

Number

Player

Serving

Aces

Kills

Blocks

Digs

Assists

4
(captain)

Liz Plikaitis

94.9%
(351/370)

137

(captain)

Leah Whynacht

89.7%
(269/300)

142

Kristen Godek

85.4%
(169/198)

Lauren Sulcius

84.2%
(64/76)

Laurie LeBleu

84.3%
(150/148)

174

Jen Blessing

78.8%
(26/33)

Laura Parente

86.7%
(65/75)

Andrea Bowen

80.7%
(88/109)

Christine Biscotti

100%
(9/9)'

Lauren Faustman

91.5%
(52/28)

Jaclyn Jones

72.5%
(150/207)

128

Totals

83.4%
(1348/
1613)

307

601

139

199

318

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Boys Soccer Season Ends
With Lose to Danbury

The Paladin

By Jen McQuilken

It was a great season that Glastonbury's game. They won
ended too soon
for the Bays
Soccer Team.

They
made it to the
quarterfinals of
the state tourna-
ment where they
contested top-
ranked Danbury
(14-1?).
Glastonbury,
13-3-3 on the
season, un-
doubtedly domi-
nated through-
out most of the
game. Senior Ja-
son Goodhue
made several
excellent saves
for Glastonbury
to tie Danbury 0-
at the end of
regulation.

In sudden
death overtime
Glastonbury at-
tempted at sev-
eral shots, in-
cluding one by

Junior Ken Mehler that was just
wide of the goal post. Immedi-
ately afterwards Danbury recov-
ered and quickly moved the ball
down the field to score 2:18 into
overtime to win the game and a
place in the semifinals.

In the second round game,
before Danbury, Glastonbury
played one of their best games of
the season against Simsbury. Al-
though Simsbury had the home
field advantage, as clearly rein-
forced by their kickboard. it was

Junior Ken Mehlor Wards off opponent

4-0.

Less than 5 minutes into the
game Mehler scored an unassisted
goal. He dodged 2 defenders and
scored inside the far post to put
Glastonbury up by 1.

With 8:06 left in the first
half, Senior Tyler Webb had a
long pass that found Sophomore
Jim Hankard. Hankard promptly
put it by the goalie to put
Glastonbury up 2-0.

Simsbury, having only 1

save and 7 shots, 6 of which were
saved by

Goodhue, saw
the game slipping
outoftheirreach.
They came out
strong in the sec-
ond half, and
Glastonbury
struggled for the
first few minutes,
but not for long.
Glastonbury took
control and
played their
game.

Webb had
another long
pass, this one to a
waiting Mehler.
After colliding
with a Simsbury
player, Mehler
confused the
goalie and
scored. Simsbury
was losing 3-0,
but kept up a
fight.

Sopho-
more Max Zieky
scored with only
1 :24 left in the game off a pass
from Junior Alan Ellis for an im-
pressive final score of 4-0 in
Glastonbury's favor.

Midfield and defense,
namely Freshman Joe Arseneaux;
Seniors Dan O'Grady, Marc
Ruggerio, and Webb; and Zieky
dominated the whole game, stop-
ping many Simsbury attempts In
mid stride to prevent them from
getting shots off. Goodhue saved
1 1 shots for the shutout.

Date

Opponent

Opp.
Shots

GHS

Saves

9m. vs.
Opp.
Score

10-25

Bksomfield

10-28

©Windsor

3-1

10-31

Wethers field

9-1

11-2

Guilford

5-0

11-7

Naugatck

11-0

11-9

@ Simsbury

4-0

11-12

1 J

Danburv (neutral site)

0-1

i 1

Player

Goals

Assists

Points

Dan O'Grady

Tyler Webb

Derek Rurka

Greg Mason

Jason Goodhue

Dave Sandifer

Jamie Farrell

Ken Mehler

Charlie
Skoronski

Alan Ellis

Tyler Otfinoski

Jeff Thompson

Seth Cooper

Max Zieky

Dave White

Jim Hankard

Greg D'amato

Totals

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Spoils

Girls Soccer Upset in

Prior to the Girts Soccer
Class L
pairings,

Glastonbury
Head
Coach
Robert
Landers
c o m -
mentedj
"In the
tourna-
ment, you
really need
a little
luck."
Landers
speaks
from expe-
r j e n ce .
Last year
the Toma-
hawks, af-
ter having

had a fine regular season, were
"rewarded" by being paired
against Wilton in the first round.
Glastonbury lost the game, and
Wilton went on to capture the
state championship.

This year, unfortunately, the
outcome was the same.
Glastonbury fell to Hall, 1-0, and
was knocked out of the tourna-
ment in the first round for the
second consecutive year. It was a
disheartening end to a 1 2-3-2 sea-
son that had cumulated with a
sixth place ranking in the state

,' before the loss.

Hall's Rachel Trinagali
scored the contest's only goal, 3
minutes and 29 seconds into the
game, rebounding a shot off the
post into an open net. The Toma-
hawks had been swarmed during
the opening minutes of the game

By Jason Hoyer
Hall had missed an open-net minute afta>Flanigan's shot, when tournament, i, seemed Glastonbury

Glastonbury had been playing a
defensive-

minded
game the
first half,
and were
outplayed.
The sec-
ond half,
however,
was a dif-
f e r e n t

chance just 30 seconds into the
game.

Glastonbury had few seri-
ous scoring chances until the sec-
ond half. Their best chance oc-
curred with 22 minutes left, when
Sophomore Ashley Flanigan had
a one on one opportunity. Hall's
goalie came out to cut down the
angle, and Flanigan's shot on the
open net sailed over the crossbar.
Glastonbury 's other chances came
from two shots by Sophomore
Stephanie Fish and a long kick
from Junior Kristin Penney kick.

some quest'f0WaBIe"ol

Throughout the game it appeared
the officials had choked on their
whistles. Practically nothing was
called the first half of the game,
but the most obvious miss came a

a Hall forward blatantly tripped
Glastonbury sweeper Junior
Nicky Heilman. The violation
was probably worthy of a yellow
card, but not even a free kick was
awarded to the Tomahawks, de-
spite their protests.

Other controversial actions
ensued. The Hall coach inten-
tionally slowed the pace of the
game down in the waning min-
utes by substituting many play-
ers, stopping thegame, but no! the
clock. Also confusing was a
whistle by the official in the final

continued for fifteen seconds be-
fore stopping. However, time was
not restored to the clock and the
game was soon thereafter over.
Coming into the Class L

could not be beaten. The season
started slowly, with a 3-1 loss to
Hall, a loss to Simsbury, and a tie
against Weaver all coming in Sep-
tember.

"The 2-2 tie versus Weaver
served as a wake up call," said
Landers. "It wrung our bells."

Then the Tomahawks un-
beaten streak followed, going 9-0-
1 the rest of the regular season,
including victories over Hall and
Manchester, and a tie with number
one ranked Simsbury.

Simsbury was ranked 14th

perfect record. Despite beingdown
2-0 at halftime, the Tomahawks
stormed back with goals from
Freshman Sarah Sargent and
Sophomore Erin O'Grady.

story. Led
by Penney
and

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the Toma-
hawks
controlled
the ball
most of the
second
half.

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praised the team for moving the
ball well, and coming together
nicely during the unbeaten streak.
"Kim Bundock and K.C.
Mazzera, the senior captains, kept
the team together after the tough
start," Landers remarked.

Landers was also quick to
give praise to Heilman and Fish.
Heilman led a strong Glastonbury
defense that kept the ball out of
theirend, while Fish scored a team
high 16goaIs, an impressive num-
ber that put her in the top ten goal
scorers in the state.

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Sports

The Paladin

Winter

Future Bright for
Girls Indoor Track

Boys Swimming Ready to

Take Off

The general consensus on
how the Boys Swim Team will do
this year seems to be that they
have a very good chance of win-
ning the CCC West title. Hall, last
year's champion, will be an ex-
ceptionally strong and challeng-
ing team to beat.

Most of their swimmers are
returning this year after losing
only two seniors. On the other
hand, Glastonbury lost some of
this year's seniors as we] I as last
year's strong competitors who
jointly covered every event. But
Suzie Hoy t, the swimming coach,
says not to worry, "Many of our
swimmers swam over the sum-
mer and will be stronger than last
year. The captains are very seri-
ous and confident. The other se-
niors are backing them up one-
hundred percent, and with a strong
class like that everyone seems to
follow suit when shown what
needs to be done. I think we'll do

By Stephanie Shuler

great."

All three captains com-
mented that they think the team
will be excellent this year and that
the swimmers definitely have the
talent to win the CCC West. Se-
nior John Cole explained, "We
have a lot of depth and versatile
swimmers. There are a lot of good
back-ups on the team this year,
especially in backstroke and but-
terfly. Our only real weakness
may be in the 200 Individual
Medley. If we are able to stay
focused throughout the season we
will stand above all." \

Senior Caury Bailey thinks
everyone should push themselves
and said a major motivation is
shaving heads. Confident in the
new freshmen, Bailey comments
that he has heard that Freshman
Rick Halahan gets under a minute
in 100 backstroke and will be a
strong attribute to the team.

Hoyt says she knows some

freshmen have been scared off by
the hard work and vigorous exer-
cise, but asks anyone who has the
dedication to show up. Senior Ben
Hollister remarks, "We are more
a family than a team, and we all
work together. We also hang out
on the weekends and do stuff like
going out for breakfast."

Diving Coach Tyrrell White
says she expects their only diver
at the moment. Sophomore John
Patoka, to do very well. "La.si
year, as a freshmen, John went to
States, so I'm expecting that again
this year. I know he worked out
this summer and wilt have im-
proved his performance."

Hoyt was just as confidant
in his ability. "John will do fine.
Last year he learned a lot of new
dives and did a fantastic job. If he
shows the same patience, dedica-
tion, spirit, and desire to learn this
season, he will do great."

Boys Swimming Tri-Captains
Have Been Selected

As the 94-95 winter sports
season kicks into action, swim-
mers Caury Bailey, John Cole,
and Ben Hollister look forward to
an exciting season. Each has been
elected to the honorable position
of tri-captain for many reasons
including dedication and leader-
ship skills. Ben stated, "Captaincy
is a big position to fill, but I hope
to encourage other swimmers to
be responsible and work their butts
off."

Caury Bailey is a talented
and very dedicated swimmer.
When asked why Bailey has cho-
sen to swim as opposed to other
sports he responded by saying, "I
swim because everything just
clicks when I'm in the water. It
feels like no other sport." Bailey
swims and lifts weights alt year
long in hope of making State
Opens in an individual event. This
year will be his fourth year going

By Stephanie Shuler
to States, but his goal is to swim
the 100 yard freestyle event in
fifty seconds or less. When not
swimming for the Tomahawks,
Bailey swims for Central Con-
necticut Aquatics six day s a week.
He has sought improvement by
attending the USA Swim Camp at
Eastern three times. Caury hopes
to achieve many things as a team,
"I want the team to win the CCC
West this year, place higher in
States than in previous years, and
have all the swimmers get best
times." Because the Boys Swim
Team at GHS practices six days a
week for three hours or more each
day, swimmers like Bailey don't
have much free time. "This does
affect my homework," Bailey
admitted, "but I try hard to get
everything done on weekends, if
I'm not too tired."

John Cole

commented, "Swimming is a good

sport. I like it not only because it's
realty fun and good for the body,
but we have adefinite team unity."
Cote has come a long way since
he started swimming seven or
eight years ago. In the summer-
time he swims for Woodledge and
he went to Central Connecticut
University Swim Camp two years
ago. His other physical endeavors
include playing volleyball for the
Tomahawks and doing dry land
exercises. Although Cole has not
made States before, he does have
personal ambition, "This year I
will make it in the 500 freestyle!"
Cole maintains his positive atti-
tude as an influential captain too,
"I will be a motivator and help the
team achieve its potential." He
agrees with Bailey about the
amount of time swimmers have to
dedicate, "Makes life hectic."
However he says it makes him
Continued on Next Page

By Daniel Carter

After graduating nine se-
niors and losing their head coach,
the Girl's Indoor Track team will
be in a season of rebuilding this
winter.
They
should,
however,
be able to
maintain
their stand-
ing as one
of the top
teamsinthe
Central
Connecti-
cut Conference. Special Educa-
tion Teacher Kim Cody, who
coached the Junior Varsity Boy's
Volleyball team last year, will be
taking over the head coaching
position left empty when last
year's coach, Barbara
Matthewson, went back to coach-
ing at Staples High School in
Westport, Connecticut.

Despite the loss of the pow-
erful distance running duo of
Michelle and Laura Harris to
graduation, the team still main-
tains three very strong competi-
tors on the state level. Senior
Captain Leah Whynacht has been

virtually unstoppable in the long
jump while winning All-Confer-
ence honors. Senior Kathleen
Cusick has very impressively con-
tinued to be one of the top high
jumpers in the
state, as wellas
New England,
by . winning
All-Confer-
ence, State,
and New En-
gland Honors
last year. Jun-
ior Audra Price
is expected to
continue to ex-
cel at sprinting, after earning All-
State honors last year with a fourth
place finish in the 500 meter race.
Senior Jackie Jones also hopes to
improve on her finishes last year
in the sprints. Many younger run-
ners, including Sophomores
Ashley Flanigan, Nora
Brokowski, and Dome Oilman,
sh i) u Id be able to step up ;i rid I'i 1 1 in
the gaps left empty from gradua-
tion.

The season looks bright for
the Girls Indoor Track team. The
meets begin weekly starting in
January.

Phenomenal Season

Ahead for Girls

Basketball

By Eric Stein and Josh Spiegeiman

After winning their league
title for four consecutive years,
the Girls Basketball team is look-
ing forward to having another
successful season. The Toma-
hawks have only lost one player
from last year's team, Nicole
Posillico.Thisyear's team returns
four starters from last year: Jun-
iors Kristin Penny, Rachel
Balloch, Betsy Strickland, and
Caitlin Hogan. The team will also
have four returning seniors from
last year's team.

"Two of our biggest
strenghts this year will be our
experience and our winning tradi-
tion," said Mehler. The only draw-
back of this year's team is their
lack of height.

The leaders on offense
should be Penny who averaged
12.7 pts. per game last season,
and Balloch who averaged 11.6
pts. per game. Penny was the
team's leading three-point shooter

last year. The team also has some
other players who can put some
points on the board, Strickland
and Hogan. Coach Mehler also
feels that his team may have some
up and coming players that will
make a contribution to the team.

Mehler said, "Simsbury
should be our competition in our
division because they have a 6' 2"
former All-State player who has
transferred there." According to
Mehler, Weaver should be an-
other tough team in their division.
The girls will also play a tough,
non-conference schedule includ-
ing East Hartford, Bristol East-
ern, and South ington. This year,
the team will play twenty regular
season games as well as three
scrimmages.

The girls are looking to-
ward having another phenomenal
season and are hoping to win the
CCC West title once again.

November 30, 1994

Sports

Page 11

•

reviews

Championship

Ten years ago, the first CCC
Indoor Track Championships be-
gan, and for ten years the event
has been held at Glastonbury High
School. However, until last year,
the the

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ball this year to continue his run-
ning. Glastonbury will also be
without the services of middle-
distance runner Brendan Frayne,
who moved to Piano, Texas dur-
ing the summer break. The team
will definitely be at a loss without
him.

Where will the rest of the
points come from? The pole vault-
ing trio of Seniors Keith Chicoine,
Justin Meunier, and Sean Cope
arepoisedtosweeptheStateOpen
this year.

The 4x200 relay team which
won the Class L title last year, is
still in excellent shape despite the
loss of Gordon. Senior Ganett
Fink is expected to fill Gordon's
vacant spot.

After greatsuccess in cross-
country, Senior Jeff McCarthy is
ready to better his fourth place
finish in the two mile.

Peterson has to look to his
younger distance runners to step
up to the occasion to fill the gaps

left by Cochrane in the middle-
distance and distance races. This
year look for Senior Gary
Vrooman in the distance races,
Juniors Jason Hoyer and Jeff
Snyder in
the 1000
meter race,
Junior Dave
Yakovich in
the half mile,
Sophomore
Ryan
Mahoney in
distance
races, as well
as Junior
Keith York
in the

middle-dis-
tance races.

G lastonbury ' s sprinting re-
gime also looks very promising
this year. Expect the Class L
champion 4x200 relay team
(Desmond, Fink, Olshefskie, and
Sullivan), as well as the CCC

champion sprint medley relay
team (Vrooman, Ryan Miller,
Olshefskie, Sullivan) to produce
great results for the team. Also
look for Miller in the 45m and
4x400m relay
team, Senior
Pat Desmond
in the 45m,
300m, and
4x200m relay,
as well as a
plethora of
young tal-
ented sprint-
ers ready to
bust onto the
scene at any
moment.

Only
one year after winning their first
conference title, the Boys Indoor
Track team is preparing to defend
their title and is sitting poised to
rise to the top of the state in a
season that has the potential for
the team to capture in a state title.

Hockey Team

Looking For a

Winning Season

By Josh Pruce

Last year, the Glastonbury
Hockey team had a disappointing
5-14 -1 season. However, they
did have a few moments of glory.
The team pulled off a tremendous
upset by winning the season open-
ing Jamboree and they had big
wins against rivals like East Hart-
ford and Wethersfield. Unfortu-
nately, these great moments were
too few and far between.

The ugly reality is that they
still lost 14 games over the last
season. This year's team will also
be without the services of top play-
ers like Tim McCarthy, Jason
Labranche and Matt Albrecht,
who all graduated last year. In
total, almost one third of the team
graduated last year which will
mean that the team will have a lot
of new faces for this season.

One of these new faces is
going to be the head coach, Rob
Arena. Arena was the assistant
coach for Farmington High School
for the past three years. Arena
said that he has very high expec-
tations for the team this year. He
believes that the returning players

from last year's team are highly
talented, and that the team will
pick up some young talent to fill
the gaps left by last year's gradu-
atingclass. Arena also commented
on how he will try to make the
speedy transition from a losing
team to a winning team in only
one year. He truly believes that
this team should be at least 10-10-
at the end of the season.

The returning players have
already picked one of this year's
captain, Senior Paul Sinsigalli.
The other captain or captains will
be decided on by the players be-
fore the season starts.

The team will begin prac-
ticing soon to try to get ready for
their first scrimmage on Novem-
ber 25 with South Windsor. Their
first game will be on December 3
at the South Windsor Jamboree.
This looks to be one of the best
seasons in a long time for the
GHS Hockey team. Keep an eye
on them through the winter
months, as they compete for their
first ever CCC Western Divisional
championship.

Bailey, Cole , and Hollister

Senior Tri-Captains Ready for Last Season

Continued From Previous Page
focus on study habits in order to
get things done.

Although swimming has
been Ben Hollister's main sport
for the past ten years he also bikes,
lif ts weigh ts, pi ay s u 1 1 i m ate f ri sbee
and football to keep in shape. He
is a member of Wood I edge where
he swims and trains every sum-
mer in preparation for the high
school team. Hollister was ex-

pecting to make States for the first
time last year, but an injury ruined
his chances. He says that he will
try hard to make States in the 500
and 200 freestyle this year be-
cause, "1 like the feeling of per-
sonal accomplishment I receive
when I swim well." Another ma-
jor commitment he will make is
helping to lead the team to a win-
ning season. "We have lost many

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Can Huskies Repeat in the
Big East?

By Jason

This year's edition of the
Connecticut Huskies men's bas-
ketball team will likely play un-
der pressure to post a record com-
parable to that of last year, when
the. Big East champs posted an
impressive 16-2 league record en
route- to a 29-5 mark overall.
However, this year 1 Coach Jim
Calhoun must begin the post-
Donyell era. And unfortunately,
Husky fans might find that life
without the All -American forward
might not be so sweet.

The absence of Marshall,
who to the surprise of none by-
passed his senior season to enter
the NBA, will create an enormous
hole in the U Conn frontcourt. The
other four starters have returned,
and the bench is deep, but
Marshall's offensive and defen-
sive contributions, to a large ex-
lent, carried the team before his
skills betrayed him in UConn's
postseason losses to Providence
and Florida.

Calhoun's talented

hackcourt of Kevin Oilie and
Doron Sheffer remains intact.
01 He's consistent play has made
him a solid piece of the team, but
Sheffer will be looked upon to
increase his offensive production
in Marshall's absence. Sheffer
averaged 1 1 .9 points in his fresh-
man year. Brian Fair can provide
i nstant offense should either guard
falter.

The frontcourt is where
UConn's quest ionmarks lie. Ray
Allen, however, can be depended
on for big scoring numbers. The
sophomore has the potential to
average 20 points or more. Allen
was impressive in his first season
in the Big East. Donny Marshall
returns at forward, but he'll move
from small forward to power for-
ward. It is vital "the other
Marshall" increase his rebound
production.

UConn still lacks a bigtime
center, which is necessary to suc-
ceed in the Big East unless you
have a Donyell Marshall, as they
didlastyear). The cente r by com-
mittee of Travis Knight, Erie
Hayward, and Natumbu
Willi ngham really didn 't do much.
Expect Hayward to emerge as the
starter. The 6'7" junior has a big
frame that could give UConn a
needed lift on defensive.

The Huskies, despite their
returnees, will be hard-pressed to
repeat as Big East champs.
Georgetown and Syracuse have

Hoyer

i m pro ved, an d sh ou I d see t o i t th a t

UConn will compete with a strong

Villanova squad and a drastically

revamped St. John 's team for third

place,

Though UConn did not pick
up any newcomers of note, the
conference had a banner recruit-
ing year. Felipe Lopez and Zen don
Hamilton of St. John's have had
such a strong following out of
high school that ESPN televised
the Redmen's midnight madness
practice in October, even though
St. John's went 5-13 last year in
the conference!! Allen Iverson
will take over the point at
Georgetown, where, along with
big Othella Harrington, they will
form the Big East's answer to the
NBA's Stockton and Malone.
Boston College wil I lose fourstart-
ers from their elite eight team of a
year ago, but a host of freshman,
led by guard Chris Hen-en, will
exceed expectations.

Some teams do have a num-
ber of talented starters returning.
Villanova returns virtually every-
one and is led by all-conference
swingman Kerry Kittles. Senior
Lawrence Mot en is the odds on
choice for Big East player of the
year, and he'll lead an exciting,
run and gun Syracuse team. Provi-
dence loses the strong frontcourt
of Michael Smith and Dickey
Simpkins, but returns Senior Fric
Williams and Junior Michael
Brown. New coaches PeteGillen
(Providence), George Blanc y
(Seton Hall), and Ralph Willard
(Pittsburgh) all have rebuilding
projects in their hands. Miami
returns all five starters, but, as an
understatement, will have to settle
for the conference football title.

The country will find out
just how good the 94/95 Huskies
are right away. Connecticut will
compete in the "great eight" tour-
nament in November and wi II play
their infamous nemesis Duke, the
national runner-ups from last sea-
son.

***

There is one footnote I

couldn't resist putting into this
article. Last year I devoted an
article criticizing California's Ja-
son Kidd for bypassing his junior
and senior seasons to enter the
NBA. Now Kidd is a member of
the woeful Dallas Mavericks.
Recently, Kidd commented,
"Now that I'm here we'll turn the
program around 360degrees." My
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GHS Field

Hockey Showed

Improvement

By Kathleen Hoye and Janet
Couture

The Glastonbury Field
Hockey team has been scoring
their way through a challenging
and well improved season. This
year, theTomahawks have shown
an improvement over last year's
team. Coach Josie Paruta com-
mented, "[This year's team] work
well together, talk more on the
field, and never give up."

Senior co-captians Amy
Leon and Courtney Wrenn lead
this year's varsity team to a 4-8-2
season. Goalies, Junior Michelle
Tardiff and Wrenn, have com?
bined to make an amazing 79
saves.

Junior Ellen Strong
(sweeper/back) summed up the
season by saying, "We played to-
gether well as a team and our
record did not reflect how good
we really were."

A Season in Re-
view for Boys
Cross Country

Continued From Page 6
New Englands.

Senior phenom Jeff
McCarthy led the charge for the
now handicapped team. As the
crowd watched Holy Cross-
Waterbury 's Chris Longo fall fur-
ther and further away from the
front due to heat exhaustion, Jeff
McCarthy began to close in on the
leaders. With a surge over the last
mile, Jeff placed himself fourth in
the state, and earned himself an
individual qualification for the
New England Open. The team,
minus Giuliano, placed a disap-
pointing tenth place. It was a sad
ending for a team that had such
great potential to make school
history. The eventual winners of

the State Open were Xavier-
Middletown's Steve Maheu for
individual, and Simsbury for the
team title.

Ney Englands — On a chilly
day in [Manchester, New Hamp-
shire, McCarhty now found him-
self for the first time this season in
a race without his team. His de-
termination and hardwork placed
him seventeenth in New England.
He is now moving on to compete
in the Foot Locker Regionals to
be held on Saturday, November
26, in New York , as he seeks to
qualify for the National race to be
held in the early part of Decem-
ber.

Girls Cross Country
Ends Year of Re-

building

The GHS Girls Cross Coun-
try team ended their season Satur-
day, October 29th at the Class LL
meet at
Wickham.
Park.
Freshman
Sue Par-
sons led the
team with a
44th place
finish,
which put
Glastonbury
in 12th of
out 26
teams in
the race.

A t
the CCC
Western
Divisional
Champi-
o n s h i p
held a
week ear-
lier at

Stanley Quarter Park in New Brit-
ain the top six finishers for
Glastonbury were Junior Rebecca
Zwerling-19th, Freshman Sue
Parsons-21 st, Senior Lesley Pate-
32nd, Senior Brenda Bertolini-
33rd, Sophomore Staci O'Leary-
41st, and Sophomore Rebekah
Burr-46fh.

The 1994 season has proved
successful, especially when con-
sidering that several team mem-
bers were injured at different
points during the fall. As Girls
Cross Country Coach Paul
Grogan remarked, "I think we
had a good season. We got better
with every meet."

Senior Lesley Pate agreed,
adding,"! think we were a unified
team. All of us tried to help the
others get better."

This record was quite good
when one also realizes that half of

lastyear's 14 member team gradu-
ated last June. Therefore, it was
hoped that the 1994 season would
be a re-
£« building
I" one. With
ft only three
g of the
^ s e v e n
§_ runners
| being up-
perclass-
men in
the Class
meet this
year, the
hope of
attracting
a good
number
of fresh-
men and
soph o-
mores has
become a
reality.
The
outlook for next year seems fa-
vorable as well. Freshman Janet
Coutre says, "1 think everyone
tried their hardest this season. I
hope we can get to the state com-
petitions and championships next
year."

Sophomore Dome G i I man,
who was unable to run for most of
the season due to an injury, has
individual as well as team goals
for the 1995 season, "I think the
team will be a little weaker next
year because we will have lost the
seniors, but I'm going to work
really hard and make it to the
State Open and possibly New
Englands."

As Captain Brenda
Bertolini comments, "With all the
hard work I've seen some of the
younger girls put in, 1 think the
team could be really strong in a
year or two."

November 30, 1994

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Spirit Week Exceeds
Expectations

Could a coffeehouse for GHS youth happen?

GLAD Meets to

discuss Solutions

Drug and Alcohol

Abuse

By Debbi Arsenaux

Continued From Page 4
array of hats were worn by stu-
dents in addition to the usual base-
ball caps. Many students wore the
same hats as they wore on College
Day.

Thursday, November 16
was declared "Seventies Day,"
Bell bottoms, polyester, blowdried
hair, platform shoes, and other
clothing from the disco era were
dusted off and taken out of the
closet to be worn-
Friday was "Wacky Hair
Day," with students displaying
among the strangest hairstyles.
There were people with spiked
hair, green hair, blue hair, teased
hair, and even guys and girls with
pigtails or rollers in their hair.
Student council President

Aikojean Lane commented, "I was
glad that some people participated
and showed their spirit. We
weren 't expecting too much since
spirit [at GHS] has been down the
past few years."

The first few days of the
food drive were not as successful
as hoped, with student council
advisor/history teacher Peter Wild
making his usual pleas for food
over the morning intercom. How-
ever, after student council mem-
bers from the class of '96 and
class of '95 went around collect-
ing money and using it to buy
many cases of cans and Ramen
noodles, the total number of food
items surged. The Food Drive was
extended to Monday, November

21 so that more food could be
collected.

On Monday, November 2 1 ,
Glastonbury beat East Hartford's
total of 4900 with 5495 cans of
food. The GHS senior class came
in first in the drive, with the jun-
iors at a close second. Senior
Class Advisor Jodie Fyfe com-
mented, "I was very pleased with
the response this year, especially
among the seniors and juniors who
rallied together the last couple
days. The people at Foodshare
were very appreciative of our ef-
forts."

Lane remarked, "I'm just
glad that individual classes real-
ized that the first few days were
pitiful and went and brought their
cans in."

Are you sick of having to
go outside of Glastonbury to find
something to do on weekends? Is
Friendly 's starting to lose its ap-
peal? Drug and alcohol abuse in
Glastonbury is aserious problem,
and a large part of the reason is
because there's nothing better to
do. GLAD, an organization started
in 1989 to help educate people
and prevent drug and alcohol
abuse, has formed four commit-
tees dedicated to promoting posi-
tive peer pressure, role models,
and positive alternatives to get-
ting drunk or high. On October
22, a group of fourteen people,
seven teenagers and seven adults,
met to discuss how they could go
about this.

The meeting was led by Bob
Faulhaber, a youth ministerat First
Congregational Church. First,
there was the research group,
which gets facts and information
and is the basis for the effective-
ness of the whole program. Then
there was the resource group,
which finds people who are will-
ing to help in the money to fund
activities. To promote activities
and release information to the
public, there was the awareness
group. And finally, the program
action group was formed to get
things done.

The meeting then broke off
into smaller groups, the youth in
one room and the adults in an-
other, and they bounced ideas off
each other. They discussed possi-
bilities for a place to hang out in
Glastonbury and came up with
some pretty solid ideas of what
they, as young people, want for
this town. They discussed reno-
vating an old house, or possibly

even Glen Lochen, and turning it
into a place where high schoolers
could go to have fun without drugs
and alcohol and could interact with
all kinds of people. It would be a
substance free zone (the use of
drugs or alcohol would not be al-
lowed on the premise), but no one
would be persecuted or rejected if
they came under the influence of
illegal substances. The youths felt
that it should remain open through
most of the night, until maybe five
or six AM, and open every week-
end. It could be a great opportu-
nity for local bands to get expo-
sure. It was even spoken about
having a separate place for middle
school and junior high students,
because their needs are different
than the older teenagers. Most of
all, students just want a place to go
that '5 safe and fun without too
much structure.

The youth's ideas differed
from the adults in some ways, but
surprisingly enough, the adults
wanted a lot of the same things for
the teenagers that the teenagers
wanted for themselves. Nothing is
going to get accomplished over-
night, but if they keep at it, eventu-
ally the youth's efforts will be re-
warded. Bob Faulhaber's philoso-
phy is, " I f y o u ' re go i ng t o d o so m e -
thing, do it right."

There will be more GLAD
meetings in the near future, so if
you have any ideas or suggestions,
your voice is more than welcome.
You can also drop a note in the
newspaper box in the office. As
Andrea Goodrich, an active mem-
ber of GLAD and a Sophomore at
GHS, said, "This gives youth a
chance to build their dream of what
they want Glastonbury to become."

Board Meetings Discuss
Renovations and a Russian

Exchange

By Tom Coenen

would be done in the best interest
of the taxpayers.

The other major issue at the
meeting was a plan proposed to
the Board of Education on drug
and alcohol abuse education. The
plan included having a week for
students to go away from home to
leam about drug and alcohol abuse
and how to deal with peer pres-
sure. The plan was generally fa-
vored by board members present
at the meeting, but no definitive
solution was made on the issue.

The October 24 meeting
proved to be nearly as active and
board members made two impor-
tant decisions. The first was to
allow GHS Russian students to

The Glastonbury Board of
Education discussed and decided
on many issues during the two
meetings during the month of
October.

At the October 17 meeting,
the first major issue to be dis-
cussed was the renovation of el-
ementary schools in the
Glastonbury School System.
Many citizens present at the meet-
ing voiced their concerns that the
town is spending too much on the
renovations and that costs should
be cut back to save taxpayer dol-
lars. The Board of Ed responded
to the issue by replying that they
would attempt "to stay within"
their budget and that everything

continue with plans for an ex-
change with Russia, a hard deci-
sion in light of the death of former
Glastonbury resident Anthony
Riccio in Moscow in September.

The other critical issue
brought to the Board of Education
at the October 24 meeting was
whether or not to give a 2.8 per-
cent pay raise to teachers in all
Glastonbury schools. The mea-
sure was approved.

The Glastonbury Board of
Education usually meets on two
of the Mondays each month, with
the next meeting being December
12 at the Town Council Cham-
bers at 7:30 pm.

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Features

GLASTONBURY HIGH SCHOOL

320 Hubbard Street
652-7200

Glastonbury. Connecticut

Grade Report Card

1994-1995 School Veir

Quarter 1

Student:
Address

Grade:

Counselor:
Social Security S:

Homeroom:

Class (Number/Sec & Teacher)

a i

Q J

Fin

CrerJil

A!::,

Comments

Physical Ed 10-12
041 5 Ms Dyeenchufe

Met 3 of 4 standards on slate PE titness test

Comp & Lang 2
134 3 Mr Gum

A pleasure lo have In class
Attentive and responsible in class

US History S1
233 4 Mr Doll

A
A-

—

Effort is commendable

AmPolPncesses
237 i J. Marshall

A pleasure to have in class
Effort is commendable

Spanish 5 Li
323 2 Ms Weill

A-

A pleasure to have in class

Alg & Trig L1

414 1 Mrs Raffles

A-

Conscientious and diligent
Attentive and responsible in class

Pnysies U

517 1 Mrs Blain

GRADING KEY

A = Outstanding

B ■ Above Average

C = Average

D = Below Average

F a Falling

I = Incomplete

P - Pass (Pass/Fail)

X (after grade) = No Credit

I (aller grade} = Partial CrerJK

HCNORROLL

.High Honors = 3.75 or higher
Honors = 3,00-3.74
(Grades of C or higher)

ABSENCES are cumulative for
each course

New Grading Policy Reaps
Disdain From Students

With first quarter report
cards already out, students are
beginning tosee the true effects of
thenewgradingpolicy. Principal
Alan Bookman predicted that the
grades would "balance out", and
the +/- grading system would not
make a significant difference for
most students. According to some
students, this is not true.

"If, anything, the new sys-
tem penalizes students who usu-
ally receive A's," said Junior Stella
Choi, "If a student gets an A-,
there's nothing to balance that,
because A+'s are not differenti-
ated. I believe that there is most
definitely a distinction between a
97 and a 93."

Freshman Nicole Salazar-
Austin agreed, " I got an A+ in
Latin America, I believe there
should be an A+ on the scale." It

By Meghana Shah

is clear that most students feel
something must be done about the
differentiation between an A+ and
an A.

"Someone can get all A-'s
and not make high honors, so it's
not fair for people who are in level
2 classes," said Junior Rumiko
Lane.

"I got about the same grades
as last year, but with the pluses
and minuses it didn't look as
good," said Sophomore Dana
Semeraro.

"It helped me in the classes
I did well in, but it hindered me in
the classes I didn't do so well in."
said Sophomore Sirius Fuller.

Senior Sandhya Srinivasan
suggested another way of han-
dling the situation. "I don't un-
derstand why a 93 can't equal a
93, (High ability =103), and then

have the total grade divided by the
number of classes. This way ev-
eryone would have their perfect
score and there would be no more
discussion."

Not all students, however,
are angry with this new system. "I
think it's a fairer way of doing
things, " commented Sophomore
Jaclin Jungbooth.

Sophomore Luci Ruff
agrees, "It really didn't make a
significant difference. With or
without the system, my grades are
still the same."

It is evident that this argu-
ment is becoming an old one.
There were many disgusted sighs
and looks when students were
asked abouttheir grades thisquar-
ter. At this point, perhaps it was
best not to say anything.

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Freshmen Find a
New Savior

By Luke
Every other day, the stu-
dents of GHS can breathe a sigh
of relief — saved from an extra-
rigorous period of science. The
daily savior of these students is
known commonly as gym class.
This year, freshmen shall know
their savior by another name —
health class.

During December of last
school year, the directors of the
Physical Education and Health
Department, along with numer-
ous students and teachers, reached
the decision. Freshmen shall take
a new freshmen health course in-
stead of the traditional "Under-
classmen Gym." Thus, their Gym
schedule will be pushed forward
making them the first class yet to
be forced into Gym as seniors.
This course will fill the

Baumstark

health credit requirement needed
to graduate. This change will have
no effect on other classes above
the Freshmen. Non-Freshmen will
still be required to take the stan-
dard health requirement, but this
change will not affect their gym
schedules.

Principal Alan Bookman
stated that this change was made
for reasons directly related to the
age of these GHS newcomers. He
commented that often times the
experience of a new school and
the effort to "fit in" will lead fresh-
men to experiment with alcohol
and other drugs. As a result of
this, Bookman believes that it is
best to educate them early, and
hopefully discourage potentially
dangerous experimentation.

A Romantic
Renaissance

A new Latin teacher

brings new opportunities

for Latin Students

By Judy Kroo

When MarkPearsall moved
here from Westford (which is just
outside of Boston), he took over
Jane Takvorian's Latin classes.
Pearsall's background did not
seem to be one that would pro-
duce a teacher, let alone one that
taught Latin. Although he took
two years of Latin in high school,
he quickly dropped it. He says
that the class was "boring and
taught too much grammar too
fast". He considered taking Phys-
ics or even Chemistry as his major
at the University of Massachu-
setts. While there he took a course
in Roman History and was sud-
denly sure of his major. After
getting his Bachelor of Arts in
Latin and Greek from the Univer-
sity of Massachusetts, he went to
Boston University and got his
Master's Degree there.

Pearsall, who is only 27

years old, formerly taught at
Westford Academy in Westford.
He enjoys the climate of GHS a
lot more than that of Westford
Academy because "the students
are a lot more open and friendly.
The school is a lot bigger and that
also helps to make me feel like
I'm not such a stranger." Besides
teaching Latin, he also teaches a
Spanish class.

Pearsall has high hopes for
his first year at GHS. He is the
advisor to the Latin Club, which
he says will probably take a trip to
Italy and Greece this coming
spring break. He hopes to hold a
Saturnalia, which isafestivat held
in December to celebrate the god
Saturn. Finally, he hopes to have
a trip to New York to see Roman
exhibits at the Metropolitan Mu-
seum of Art.

Continued on Page 20

November 30, 1994

Features

Page 15

Melanie and the Jigsaw Puzzle Called Life

According to Teen Maga-
zine, 1.1 mil lion girls in the United
States between the ages of 15 and
19 become pregnant every year.
That's one teenage pregnancy
every 30 seconds. Confused and
frightened, pregnant teens often
have to make, critical decisions
which affect them for the rest of
their lives. In an emotionally
charged situation such as teen
pregnancy, there may seem to be
very little pros in a young girl's
decision to keep her baby.

In one instance, however, a
graduating senior and soon-to-be
mom decided to keep her baby.
Fourteen years later, that "baby,"
Melanie, as we shall call her,
lounges on her bed and smiles as
she speaks about her life at home,
her views about teen sex, her
"mystery dad," and her task of
completing that vast j igsaw puzzle
called "life."

As Melanie lies back on her
bed, wearing a casual pink T-shirt
and shorts, her usual weekend
ensemble, she admires all the hu-
morous posters she and her mom
have collected over the years.
"Oops," one reads along with a
picture of an Atom Bomb's mush-
room cloud. "1 need to laugh," she
states strongly. The poster is her
mother's and it hangs over her
bed in the room they share.
Melanie' s bed is on the other side.
"My mom's stuff is on her half,
and my stuff is on mine," she
explains.

Melanie states that her
mother and her are like sisters.
Melanie is 14 and her mother is
32. She says, that, in a sense, it is
neat. They are like best friends
and they hardly ever fight. Melanie

feelsthathermother'sexperiences
as a teenager have taught her at an
early age that teen sex is wrong.

Melanie is now a fourteen-
year-old freshman. She is a typi-
cal teenager. As she goes through
her classes, she of-
ten wonders what
it was like for her
mom and dad back
inthelate7G's.She
was born in Janu-
ary, right in the
middle of her
mom'ssenioryear.
Her mom had to
take time off of
school and receive
tutoring while she
cared for the new-
born Melanie.
However, she
managed to gradu-
ate.

Melanie was
told that her dad
left them before
she was born. When kids would
ask her who she lived with, she
would tell them that she is living
with her mom, her grandparents,
her brother, and her uncle. They
would often inquire about her fa-
ther and the fact that her parents
did not live together. Melanie used
toobject tosuch questions, though
as she got older, she realized that
marriage before children is pref-
erable.

The identity of Melanie's
f ather is a ve ry se nsi t i ve s u bj e ct to
both Melanie and her mother.
Melanie says that she used to flip
through her mom ' s yearbook. She
never exactly looks for her father,
but she is always curious to see if
anybody looks like her. She is

By Alexis Lamb

very curious about his name and,
maybe, she'll wonder for the rest
of her life. "The hardest part about
not knowing is that deep curiosity
some of the time."

When asked if there are any

burning questions she would ask
her father, if he were to suddenly
appear in her life today, she says
that her dad smoked, drank, and
had a very violent temper. She
really doesn't want to talk to him,
nor would she be interested in
what he would have to say. "Yes,
I'm very curious. Every kid who
lives with a single mom is going
to be wondering about who the
other half really is like. He was
the other person who created me,
but it is not my life's ambition to
seek him out." It is difficult for
her to paint a mental picture of a
face with no name, not even in her
dreams. At 14 years of age,
Melanie finds that it is still not

easy to forgive her father for what
he has done.

M elani e has on ly share d i h i s
secret with a few of her close
friends. She compares her father
to a small puzzle piece hovering
above an
i n com -
p 1 e t e
puzzle.
The puzzle
symbol-
izes her
life. The
pieces that
are in
place are
the things
that have
already
happened.
The hover-
ing pieces
are things
about to
happen,
and the
piece farthest up, is her dad. When
asked why this piece is so distant,
she replies, "because it really
doesn't matter as much. Part of
my heart says it is important; part
of my heart says it doesn't matter
that much." Melanie knows that
the puzzle doesn ' t look right with-
out that one missing piece, but she
says, "I am here to live my life."
Being born when her mom
was just a teenager, Melanie grew
up experiencing the sacrifices,
heartaches, and emotional trials
that a teenage mother goes
through. Insofar, she has come
away a very strong person with
strong ideas. Melanie does not
agree with teenage sex. Her opin-

ion differs greatly from most girls
her age. "I am not going to choose
sex unless I am in my 20's and I
am married," she says with con-
viction.

Melanie harbors many
strong beliefs. Candidly, she says,
"my mom has taught me that if
you don't want a baby, don't have
sex." Melanie is also against birth
control, condoms, and abortion.
For her, it is not difficult to arrive
at these ideas. As teenagers, many
think they are familiar with the
arguments on both sides. Melanie,
however, is the consequence of
what she is against- — teen sex.
Furthermore, she adds that teen-
agers feel that everyone else is
having sex, and something must
be wrong with them if they are
not. To Melanie, there are other
ways to show affection. With the
risk of getting pregnant or con-
tracting one of the many common
sexually transmittable diseases,
Melanie's message to all teenag-
ers is "wait."

Melanie has her own plans
in life. "When I look for Mr.
Wonderful," she says, "I look for
a, man with a nice personality —
someone who can make me laugh.
Most importantly, he has to be
clean. I can't have somebody who
drinks, smokes, or does other
drugs... My mom has taught me to
keep my inner-self clean."

Despite all the negativity,
Melanie seems to go through life
smiling, often contemplating her
identity, her purpose in life, and
herplaceinthevastjigsawpuzzle.
"Everyone's life is a puzzle," she
sighs dreamily.

Adjusting to a new Life

Mexico & :■&•£&.

Central

America

As she first stepped off the
plane, Cindy Mori's first view of
America was of
tall, interesting
buildings and
clean
streets.This is
very different
from Cindy's
former home
town of Lima
(the capitol of
Peru), where
the streets are
littered with
papers and gar-
bage.

In the six
months she
lived here she
has adjusted to
a different way
of life. The
hardest adjust-
ments for her
have been mak-
ing new friends
and learning to

speak English. However, she she
has enjoyed some of the changes.
She no longer has to wear a uni-
form to school. Also the schools
here are much more relaxed than
in Peru. Another aspect she likes

By Luci Ruff

about going to school at GHS is
students here can drive to school,

Caribbean Sea

whereas in Peru, they cannot.

Nevertheless, not all of the
changes were for the better. In
Peru you can go to a disco at the
age of fifteen. Here, there's not

much to do. Also, one can drink
alcohol at the age of fifteen, but
most
young
people
don't get
drunk. In
theU.Syou
have to
wait until
you're
twenty -one
to drink.
Another
difference
is that in
Peru the
students
don't do
drugs, but
some do
smoke.

Cindy
misses her
home in
Peru, bvi\
she says, "I
am glad I
have made
many new friends here that enjoy
learning about my culture." It took
her a long time to adjust to living
in the U.S., but she says it was
well worth it.

Red Ribbons
and Zombies

Peer Educators attempt to
increase awareness

By Luci

Throughout the week of
October 22nd - 30th, Peer Educa-
tors tried to increase the aware-
ness of drug and alcohol abuse.
Students were given the opportu-
nity to pledge to be drug and alco-
hol free.

On Monday the 22nd a Peer

Ru/J

Educator would pretend to die
every twenty minutes. They would
dress in black and paint their faces
white to symbolize that every
twenty minutes somebody dies of
drug and alcohol related causes.
People who pretended to be dead

Continued on Page 20

Page 16

Features

The Paladin

Meet

Pam Lehn

New Art Teacher Wants to Make Students
Aware that "Art is Everywhere"

By Meghana Shah

Among the many new faces ply , is to teach art the best she can

and teach the students to enjoy

and appreciate it. When asked if

«o there was any

at GHS, you may notice Pam Lehn,

a teacher who
has joined the
art depart-
ment this fall.
Lehn, who
willbeteach-
ingcraftsand
studio arts,
worked as a
graphic artist
for 10 years
before going
back to
school and
becoming a teacher.

After working as a student
teacher at Gideon We! les last year,
Lehn says she is looking forward
to seeing the students she worked
with there as well as meeting many
new ones.

Her goal here, she said sim-

area of art she
particularly en-
joyed, she re-
plied, "Uikeev-
ery thing about
art.

Her inter-
ests outside the
classroom also
include art, as
well as many
other things.
Lehn likes skiing, loves animals,
and keeps busy with her family.
As part of her career as a
teacher she seems not only intent
on the students* appreciation and
enjoyment of art, but their aware-
ness as welt. "Art is every where,"
she says, "It encompasses every

Student Council

Update

Homecoming Successful, More
Activities to Come

ByAlanna Balaban and Jen Zwirn

The 1 994 Glastonbury High
School Student Council Home-
coming Dance, held Saturday,
October 15, was the first to sell-
out in years. With all 500 tickets
sold, the night was filled with
music and dancing. Due to the
overwhelming response of stu-
dents to the dance, the Student
Council is currently considering
organizing a fifth, possibly semi-
formal, dance, which would most
likely take place early next year.

There have been many ac-
tivities so far this fall and many
more to come. The Food Drive
was held the week of November
14, as was Spirit Week, which
included college, hat, 70's, and
weird-hair days. In addition, the
annual exchange with East Hart-
ford High School took place No-
vember 18, with over forty GHS

students visiting EHHS.

Other plans in sight include
a Dinner Auction, Exchange with
Windsor High School, Blood
Drive, "Jump rope for Heart" to
benefit the American Heart Asso-
ciation, and several more dances.

The next dance, being held
Friday, December 2, is entitled
"DiscoWonderland."Ticketswill
be $4 and are non- transferable.
Student ID's must be presented in
order to purchase tickets and en-
ter the dance.

Student Council remains
very enthusiastic about activities
for this year. As secretary and
class of 95 member Connie Lynch
put it, "This year, Student Council
is filled with eager members that
the officers are all excited to work
with!"

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Timo Hoffman enjoys skiing and playing guitar

Class of '95 Increased by Two

Timo Hoffmann and Hans
Polzer are exchange students to
GHS from Germany. Although
their world is different from ours,
they have discovered that much is
similar.

I first met Timo at the bus
stop on the first day of school and
I couldn't tell he was an exchange
student with his long hair,
sweatshirt and jeans. Only after
an introduction did I learn that he
was an exchange student who
would be staying here for a year.

Hoffman, who is seventeen,
was born in Wolfsburg, Germany,
and grew up in Ingolstadt. He
likes downhill skiing and playing
his electric guitar. Timo com-
mented that although there were
slight differences in culture be-

By Marc Homely

tween the United States and Ger-
many, there were none that really
stood out.

Hoffman was recently
joined by Polzer, who was born
and raised in Heidelberg, Ger-
many. He enjoys listening to
"Rage Against the Machine" and
"BadReligion. "His fa vorite sport
is handball and he plays the guitar
as well.

In Germany, school is simi-
lar to the U.S. The school days are
divided into periods, but each day
has different classes. School starts
at eight o'clock in the moming
and ends at one o'clock in the
afternoon.

The German school system
starts with grammar school. Stu-
dents start at six years of age and

remain in grammar school until
the age of ten. From there, three
different levels of schooling ex-
ists. "Main" school is for below-
average students. "Real" school
is for slightly below-average stu-
dents, and the "Gymnasium"
school is for the normal and above-
average students.

Hoffman commented that
schools in Germany have even
less school spirit than we do. They
would never wear clothing with
their school name on it.

Hoffman and Polzer are
going to be members of the GHS
student body for the duration of
the '94-' 95 year. Furthermore,
both will be graduating in June
with the Class of '95.

International Foods Raise

Over $1500

The Second International
Foods Night, held on
Thursday, November 3 at
Glastonbury High School,
was a huge success, with
over $1700 raised for the
Women's Opportunity
Fund (W.O.F.).

The evening started
off at 5 p.m. with an intro-
duction to the W.O.F. by
Executive Director Susy
Cheston, who briefed an
audience about the organi-
zation and presented a
slide-show of some women
that had been helped. The
Women's Opportunity
Fund loans between fifty
and a hundred dollars to
women in third-world na-
tions to help them start
businesses. One success story
Cheston told was about a widow
from EI Salvador, who, with
loaned money, bought twenty-five

By Kaneshka Azimi
coconuts and sold them to beach-

goers along the road. She contin-
ued to do this and made such a
good profit, that she was eventu-
ally able to open her own stand

and hire employees. 'That's re-
ally impressive to me,
people turning their lives
around," Cheston said.

At 6 pm, the main
event began, with stu-
dents, teachers, parents
and many others packing
into Marilyn Q. Vignone
Art Gallery. Tickets,
which were available both
in advance and at the door,
were, as advertisements
stated, "a suggested do-
nation of $5," while raffle
tickets were SI each or $5
for six. The GHS Key
Club, French Club, Span-
ish Club, Russian Gub,
and AFS cooked the food
for the event, white enter*
tainment was provided by

members of the GHS Orchestra.

A great variety of foods was avail*

able, ranging from appetizers like
Continued on Page 20

November 30, 1994

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GHS Drama Puts on the Mega-
Production of Hamlet

By Trey West

To be, or not to be? Well,

last weekend's production of
"Hamlet," presented by our own
drama club, was. And it was
great. The acting level was above
normal high school level, and cast-
ing was superb. The company
dared the entire, extremely com-
plex plot, that went from Hamlet's
famous, yet tragic "To be, or not
to be?" speech, to the hilarious
scene in the graveyard before the
arrival of Ophelia's body. The
cast and crew did a wonderful job
with all aspects of the plot's many
twists and turns.

Jason Rhoades portrayed
the many moods of the depressed,
determined Hamlet with all his
heart and motivation. Rhoades
was phenomenal as the lead, show-
ing a vast array of emotions nec-
essary for the difficult role. He
was greatly supported by Mai a
Worley, who portrayed Queen
Gertrude, and Eric Lamore as King
Claudius. The cast also included
another memorable performance
by Chris Cianciulli as Laertes.

Jason Hoyer, an impressive
newcomer to the G H S drama sub-
culture, played Polonius, while
Ross Feldmann played the Ghost
in his successful drama club de-
but. Jessica Morrison portrayed
Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius,
and acted the famed madness
scene with much grace. After
playing Riff in "West Side Story,"
Tim Peterson returned to the stage
as Hamlet's good friend Horatio.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
(Jeff Snyder and Shannon
Carnemolla), along with the
Gravediggers (Chas Danner and

Photos (Clockwise from
Left): Jason Rhoades and
Eric Lamore in rehersal; The
skull of Yorik, the king's late
jester; Hamlet (Rhoades)
coerces Ophelia (Jessica
Morrison) to "get to a nun-
nery; Director Linda Pilz
gives last minute advice to
Rhoades before the first per-
formance (Photos by Rich-
ard Napoletano and Chas
Danner)

Sean Lamore) also contributed to
the quality of the production. All
of the other actors and actresses
proved a worthy supporting cast
and performed their parts with
great vigor. When one looked at
the acting qua! ity as a whole, most
would see it as a surprisingly fine
high school level production.

One must not forget the
immense work that goes on back
stage. Many hours were put into

lighting, sound, and set. AH three

were wonderful. The lighting
added moving affects, the sound
was in good quality, and was
bearable, and the set was simple,
yet perfect for this play. These
efforts are often looked over, but
they added so much in this pro-
duction that it is impossible to
comprehend the play without
them.

Also, the direction by GHS

English teacher Linda Pilz was
distinguished. She was aided by
Assistant Directors Sue Ginel and
Chas Danner. She came up with
many interesting techniques such
as when she froze all the actors on
the stage to act as set pieces, a
physical manifestation of
Hamlet's soliloquies. Blocking
was also exceptional, and per-
fectly depicted the royal court of
the time. Our school is extremely

lucky to have such a director.

All in all, this was a mag-
nificent production of a difficult,
Shakespearean play. Congratu-
lations to all who had any part in
it. Certainly the question isn't
"To be, or not to be?", but rather
"Was it , or was it not?" It most
definitely was. And, it will be for
some time to come.

YSB's Fantasticks Draw Close to a Full House

By Rose Forrest

Glastonbury Youth and
Service's presentation of "The
Fantasticks" drew close to a full
house on Saturday, November
1 2, the last of three performances.
True to it's name, "The
Fantasticks" was well produced,
directed, and performed. Chris
Gullotta. director of the play, did
a truly wonderful job.

Sophomore Chas Dminer,
an assistant director of the GHS
drama club produced "Hamk

,-ed in saying,"l i was very pro-
fessional. YSB never ceases fc>
amaze mejV(ilh their talent am)
their ability to entertain, 1 had-a
great time."

1 be stage design jRasamaj-

ing, with airthe ; m;iin action hap-

p%n\ng on a high rise in the center

of the stage . The mood was helped

bv a mute' character plajred hv
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Continued on Page I V

Page 18

Arts

The Paladin

Trey Briefly Drops " Bovary, "
Millions Take Own Lives

November, Everywhere-
TheUSA, Russia, theUK, France,
Bolivia. No matter where you
were, it was a month of great
calamity across the globe. In the
US, it was the highest number of
suicides sense the Depression, and
Hie highest number of ritual kill-
ings since the Reagan adminissi a-
iion. All of this was due to the
announcement of Trey West, who
was staying at the Vatican as a
guest of the Pope, that he wished
to discontinue writinghis column,
"Madame Bovary Es Mi."

Amidst the horrified cries
of indignation from the crowd,
which numbered in the hundreds
of thousands. West, a shockingly
handsome 5'7 man with long hair
and bad skin explained that he had

grown tired of the char-
acter of his column, Trey
West, a short, bespec-
tacled- high school stu-
dent, pedophile, and
world revolutionary
amateur film critic. The
column had ran in the
internationally distrib-
uted Glastonbury High
School Paladin for ihL-
past two years and had
attained a huge, fanati-
cally loyal group of fol-
lowers worldwide.

"The dream is over. What
more can I say?" was West's only
comfort to the weeping millions
of fans. However, two weeks later,
at the height of the grief stricken
carnage, the newly formed pro-

By William Neal West III
duction company of hollywood

super-wigs Stephen Speilberg,
David Geffen, and one other per-
son, offered West, the writer, you
understand, $900,000,000 for the
rights to his column to turn it into
a major motion picture with the

tentative casting of Danny De Vito
5 as West, the character,
^ you understand, Clint
g- Eastwood as the Are-
as fly shaped Mitch
3 Halliwell, and

-s Sylvester Stalone as
| Snowball. The film
I was to be directed by
Michael Cimino.
Speilberg went on na-
tional television to ask
the writer, "Mr. West,
would you give me
consent to. shall we
say, marry your Mr. West?"

West's only reply was,
"Marry him or murder him. I re-
ally care not which."

A few days later, however,

the deal fell through. This was
attributed to the fact that it turned
out that Speilberg was in reality,
bankrupt because his film, "Ju-
rassic Park," while grossing a bil-
lion dollars, had actually cost,
unbeknownst to anyone until then,
fifteen b : llion dollars, making it
the third costliest film of all lime.
After the death of Ihe movie
deal, however, West, an aspiring
filmmaker quietly announced that
he would start writing the column
again. The estimated audience,
once in the millions, has now re-
portedly shrunk to twelve. Check
this page of future issues of the
Paladin for more "Bovary" in-
stallments.

Thomas Shines in Lamos's Richard III

By Jason Hoyer

When veteran Hartford
Stage director Mark Lamos origi-
nally started work on Richard III,
he was initially concerned that the
Shakespeare work was too heavy
in historical content, and that the
"War of the Roses" would be far
to difficult for an audience to fol-
low with any success.

"For a long time, I was a
little afraid of the history plays,"
Lamos commented. "All those
confusing aunts and uncles! But
after studying the text of Richard
III, I realized the play stands reso-
lutely on its own, with a blazing
theatricality."

Upon deciding to do the
production, Lamos then acquired
Richard Thomas to play the com-
mandingrole of Richard, the Duke
of Gloucester. The Lamos/Tho-
mas team was not unfamiliar with
Hartford Stage viewers, who saw
Thomas in the lead role of Lamos '
critically acclaimed Hamlet in
1987.

Richard III ran from Sep-
tember 24 through October 29,
and was extended a week further
due to the success it had at the
Hartford Stage.

Thomas, dressed in a color-
ful green suit, complete with a
hunchback, proved an admirable
Richard. He kept a I imp the entire
performance, and also acted with-
out the use of his left arm and
hand, for the Duke of Gloucester
wasdeformedandacripple. Tho-
mas played the part with enough
wicked glee so that the audience
came to hate the cruel Duke, but
he also talked of horrible death
and his defiant quest for the crown
with an offbeat humor that kept
the audience interested. Truly,
the comedy in the play is very
low, for Richard is a repulsive and
detestable being, but the comical
tines were cleverly delivered by
Thomas.

Jf there is a downside to
Lamos' directing, it would prob-
ably be that his focus on the star
often times alienates the other
characters. In this production,
few characters had enough lines
to develop a personality. The end
result is that the play waned in the
few scenes Richard was not
present. Perhaps the most memo-
rable scene that Richard is not in
occurs in Act I, where Richard

sends two guards to murder his
brother Clarence (Peter James).
The bloody and gruesome scene
captures the essence of Richard
himself.

Richard's wife Anne
(Orlagh Cassidy) was well de-
picted as sympathetic, abused, and
unfortunate. Queen Elizibeth
(Gordana Rashovich) effectively
played her defiant attempt to keep
Richard from the thrown.

In the end, Richard reigns
as King of England for only two
years ( 1483- 1485) before the Earl
of Richmond (Alec Phoenix)
comes to reclaim the thrown for
the Tudor family. A grand scale
battle follows, prompting
Richard's famous line "my horse,
my horse, my kingdom for a
horse!" and Richmond eventually
kills the evil Richard.

This story of one man 's vio-
lent quest to be King of England is
no better depicted than in this
production of Richard III. Rich-
ard Thomas's performance as Ri-
chard was truly a fabulous por-
trayal of the Duke, and Lamos's
brilliant directing keeps Hartford
Stage in the spotlight.

A New Addition to

the King Library:

Insomnia

By Felix Klock

Stephen King has written
many stories in his tome. Some
have been excellent, some have
been mediocre, and some have
simply been awful. The Shining .
The Stand. The Man Who Loved
Flowers . The Gunsling er. the list
goes on and on. The newest addi-
tion to the King library, Insomnia .
is not his best work. While it caan
twist you emotions, that feeling
stems more from the issues that
the book addresses than the story-
telling itself.

Insomnia , despite the title,
does not focus on sleeping disor-
ders. What it addresses is a con-
flict between two forces which
centers around the town of Derry.
Readers of King's masterpiece U
will remember Derry, or at least
the Derry of long ago. That Derry
is rarely mentioned in this book;
there are few references to IT.
with only a few guest walk-ons by
Mike Hanlon and a few
mentionings of the Flood that
ended IT- Instead, we are given a
Derry based in the nineties.

The main characters of the
book are the elderly of Deere,
and, in particular, a man named
Ralph Roberts. He does indeed
have insomnia, but that is not his
only problem. His wife died of a
brain tumor, and he continues to
mourn for her throughout the
book. He witnesses events that
lead him to believe that one of his
close friends, Ed, is going insane.
Ralph is horrified by the outpour-
ing of hate and anger over a very
hot topic in Deere: abortion.

An organization,

Woman Care, is subject to a great
deal of abuse due to the fact that it
assists women in getting abor-
tions. True, that is not the only

thing it does to help women, but
the rival organization, Friends of
Life, turn a blind eye to
WomanCare's virtues, such as its
support for battered women.

The book begins to get in-
teresting as Ralph, incomprehen-
sibly affected by lack of sleep,
begins to see auras and "little bald
doctors". The book works hard to
explain all of these things within
it 790 page span, but it is clear that
the book would have been im-
proved greatly if King had tried to
write about only one or two of
these issues in a novel, rather than
try to address abortion, insanity,
insomnia, and aura-sight in one
book.

On the upside, the charac-
terizations in the book are top-
notch. King has really improved
from his days of one-sided char-
acters interacting with one multi-
faceted main character. Every-
one in the book has a personal
story to tell, and there are few
truly evil characters. Mostly the
story consists of people who are
either devoted to their beliefs or
people who ware being manipu-
lated by forces beyond their con-
trol. Ralph Roberts is very believ-
able with his fears of what is to
come for him in his old age, and in
his love for his deceased wife.

Insomnia 's plot is decent,
the characterizations are excel-
lent, and the writing style is, well,
standard King: iots of swears,
lots of sma 1 1 anecdotes and elabo-
ration on tiny details. Insomnia is
not a scary book" don't buy it if
you 're trying to lose sleep at night.
But it is a god read, and definitely
worth the attention of any self-
respecting King fan.

November 30, 1994

Who's Who:

Horoscopes/Advice

Page 19

A Quick Boost to GHS Security

Have you ever been outside
the high school between the hours
of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.? If so, then
you have probably seen the new
security guard, Ed Quick. Many
of the students at GHS have
walked by him everyday for the
past several months witbout re-
ally knowing anything about him.

When Ed was younger, he
resided in East Hartford before
moving to Glastonbury. Rather
than going to Glastonbury High
School, he instead attended a pri-
vate school called South Catholic
High School, which is no longer
in existence.

Twoof his favorite subjects
in school and out of school have
been mathematics and history.
"[Math] is something where
there's no in-between. Either you
love it or you hate it," he stated.
"It was [a subject] that 1 was pretty
good at and 1 loved it." Even
though he enjoyed math class, his
later education focused more on
history. He has no preference as
to which event or time period in-
terests him the most, but likes

By Alice Yang

learning about all history in gen-
eral. He commented that being
learning about world history was
exceptionally beneficial because
it taught about different cultures,
traditions, and it helped explain
why people do what they do.

Ed has been out of college
for three years (he graduated from
Western Connecticut State Col-
lege) and is currently finishing up
his graduate school course work
in history, which he plans on com-
pleting in May.

According to Ed, it is very
important and useful to set goals
each year and attempt to fulfill
them. His goals pertain to things
such as athletics and education. A
special long term goal he would
like to achieve is to become a
college basketball coach. He is
coming closer to that lifelong
ambition by working as an assis-
tant bas ketb al 1 coac h a t We s le y a n
University. When asked if there
was any particular team he wished
to head coach, he replied that it
did not matter much, as long as it
was from a school with well-

rounded students.

Ed stated that one of the
best parts about working at GHS
is the interaction with people he
would not have otherwise met.
Since he has been here, he has
gotten to know a number of the
students, teachers, and principals.
He also attends other school-run
activities, such as football and
soccer games, and he worked at
the Homecoming Dance.

So far this year, he has found
that being a security guard in
Glastonbury has been a pretty
good job. He believes the major-
ity of the students here go about
there own business and try to get
a good education and that most of
the problems here are basically
minor ones, "[The security guards]
have to stay alert and be prepared.
Our jobs are to provide a safe
environment for students to study
in without worrying about being
threatened," he said.

Now that you know a little
about Ed Quick, the new security
guard, don ' t be afraid to greet him
sometime as you walk past him.

Fantasticks is True to its Name

Continued From Page 1 7

Junior Allison Tillberg, throwing Dave Pirrotta, playing the fathers last summer's "Babes in Arms."

different kinds of confetti. Tillberg of the lovers, gave wonderful and The company was restricted to

also used sign language through amusing performances. Their grades seven to twelve as opposed

various parts of the play. wives, played by Junior Elizabeth to previous plays with more var-

The main characters, Louisa Sharp and Senior Laura Ferralt ied age groups,

and Matt, were played by Junior also did well. Sophomore Kristen

Rick Spencer and Maggie Beach, The three person orchestra, Passero, who played the comical

an eighth grade student from conducted by Lisbeth Davis, and character, Mortimer felt having a

Gideon Welles. They both did a consisting of Glen Marshall on small cast was good. "It was more

wonderful job in their portrayal of piano and Phil Raymond on per- intimate." She also felt it was bet-

a young couple in love. Gabriel cussion added a lot to the play. ter than the summer's huge

Mass, as both the narrator and El The quality of the play was casts.In summer performances

Gallo, a bandit, can add another every bit as excellent as other /'people aren't as dedicated be-

terrific performance to his im- Glastonbury Youth and Service cause they have other things to

pressive list. productions, although the cast was do. "The smaller cast also created

Seniors Kevin Franklin and smaller than other plays such as a greater depth in the characters.

Staff List

Editor-in-chief. Ross Feldmann

Managing Editor ...Jen McQuilken

Copy Editor Jason Hoyer

Business Manager.... Cathy Williams

News Editor Handling Fuh

Features Editor Rebecca Zwerling

Arts Editor Trey West

Sports Editor Shane Igo

Advertisement Manager Jen Smith

Chief Photographer Jesse Reynolds

Graphics Editor Tim Peterson

Layout Editor.. Debbi Arseneaux

Assistant Layout Editor Rose Forrest

Advisors Richard Napoletano

Robert Furlong

Horoscopes

By Cassandra

Aquarius (Jan. 21 -Feb
19): You will be personally
strong this month. A child-
hood dream will come true.
Beware of a person wearing
red socks on the 22nd.

Pisces (Feb. 20-March
20): You will meet your fu-
ture husband/wife in that
new age boutique. Christ-
mas will be very special for
you.

Aries (Mar. 21-Apr.
20): You will create great
problems for yourself on the
6th if you lie to a good friend.
So, don't. Reflect on life
before Christmas.

Taurus (Apr. 21-May
21): Try to eat more citrus
fruits between the 8th and
the 14th. Careful not to trip
over your shoelaces Christ-
mas morning. You will find
that things are coming your
way on the 30th.

Gemini (May 22 -June
21): While riding your bike,
beware of crazy drivers in
oversized Pontiacs. If acci-
dent occurs, call the ambu-
lance. Wear red socks on the
22nd for good luck.

Cancer (June 22-July
23): Buy yourself flowers
on the 28th. Enjoy vacation,
it will be yourlastfor a while.
Try to recall lost memories
for guidance in the future.
Lucky days-9th t 12th, 18th,
and 32nd.

Leo(July24-Aug.23):
You've been hiding in the
shadow of an older sibling.
The 8th is your chance to
shine. You haven't been lis-

tening to your friend's ad-
vice; now is your chance to
pay heed.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept.
23): By Stephen King's lib
somnia for it is your type of
book. Stay in on the 14th so
you can go out and party on
the 15th. Lucky days-4th,
7th, and 10th.

Libra (Sept.24-Oct.
23): Wear thermal clothing
on every Tuesday this
month, your reward will
come on the 29th. Be sure
not to go swimming this
month because the weather
is getting chilly. You will
forget holiday presents, but
don't be discouraged,
people will forget yours, too.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov.
22): Your disruptive behav-
ior has gotten you into
trouble in the past. This
month is your time to turn
over a new leaf. Be sure to
watch the "X Files" on Fri-
day or else bad things will
happen to you.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-
Dec. 21): Happy birthday.
Watch your ego this month.
Don't forget to watch the
Star Wars trilogy during the
vacation. Hook up with your
significant other as much as
you can. Lucky day -7th.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-
Jan. 20): The staff of the
newspaper comes is going
to be out and about so watch
out where you go. Some
time during this month, the
managing editor will be re-
ally annoying and get inyour
way.

Page 20

High Hopes For
Latin Students

Continued From Page 14

Yet there is more to Pears a II
than his Latin and Spanish classes.
He enjoys doing outdoor activi-
ties like camping, hiking, and fish-
ing. Pearsall likes a wide variety
of music including alternative,
jazz, classical and religious mu-
sic, such as Gregorian chant. He
also enjoys watching Beevts and
Butihead and Seinfeld, but he
doesn't have much time to see

movies.

Pearsall believes there is
more to Latin than what's in the
books. He believes in learning
about the world of the Roman
people. Once he actually got
dressed up in a Roman tunic. That
perhaps is the best way to think of
Mark Pearsall: a teacher who
wants to bring the Roman world
to his students.

Peer Education
atGHS

Continued From Page 15
had lo avoid communication with
anybody. Another event that went
on this week was a table set up in
the cafeteria, where students could
pledge lo be drug free. The stu-
dents had to sign a sheet in order
to receive a red ribbon. This event
was successful. They had a total

of students who pledged to be

drug free.

There were many different
responses to Red Ribbon Week. "
It was great to see all of the signa-
tures on the pledge sheets. I hope
that these students will keep their
promise to be drug/alcohol free,"

commented Peer Educator Leigh
Wright, class of '97. Neverthe-
less, some people held different
viewpoints. I thought it was a big
joke because I know a lot of people
who smoke and drink and wore
those ribbons." Says Chuck
Rooney 97*. " I thought it was a
good idea, but not many people
took it seriously." Says Jackie
Jungbluth.

All in all Red Ribbon Week
was a success because some
people did realize the dangers of
abusing drugs and alcohol.

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French potato puffs to desserts
like Russian Tea Cakes. "Yum!"
was all Junior Josh Harriman had
to say.

This year, all the clubs
pitched in twenty dollars each for
the table competition. Principals
Janet Glitzenstein, Ann Jarvis and
Lawrence Nocera judged each
club's table, based on overall pre-
sentation and quality of food. The
eighty dol !ar total was awarded to
the Russian Club. The judges de-
termined that their table had a
superior display and the best vari-
ety of delectable treats. The food
that won the best table for the
Russian Club was, Pirozhki,
which are little pies filled with
meat and were prepared beauti-
fully.

Ms. Ecklund, Russian
Club Advisor, whose table won
commented, "The students
worked very hard and we got a lot
of nice comments on our table."

The seventen hundred dol-
lars raised included five hundred
dollars from club workers as well
as money from the raffle. The
drawing for the prizes, including
those donated by such area stores
and restaurants as Good Time
Charlies, Filene's, and Baribault
Jewelers, was held at 9:15 pm.

"Un spectacle fcrmiable,"
was Ms. Dubreuil's opinion of the
night.

The night ended with a con-
ference on foreign languages en-
titled "A Meeting of the Minds,"
which was held in the GHS li-
brary and televised by Cox Cable,

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